Kakae was High Chief of the island of

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. Kakae's name is sometimes given as Kakaeloiki. Kakae is mentioned in old chants.

Biography

Kakae was a son of Chief

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and his sister-wife, High Chiefess Kapohanaupuni of

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. His brother was Kakaalaneo.The Stories & Genealogies of Maui
/ref> He and his brother appear to have jointly ruled over the islands of

and

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Reign

The brothers' courts were at

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which at that time still preserved its ancient name of ''Lele''. Kakae was surnamed Kaleo-iki, and was considered as deficient in mental qualities. Some traditions state that Luaia was his grandson, but most of the genealogies states Luaia was the grandson of Kakaʻalaneo.

Marriage

His wife's name was Kapohauola, and she was also the wife of ʻEhu, the son of Kuaiwa, on

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an Pili line, and thus established the contemporaneity of these islands' monarchs. Kapohauola was said to have been Kakae’s maternal aunt. Kakae’s only known son was

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. His brother appeared to succeed him to the dignity and title of ''Aliʻi''. After Kakaʻalaneo’s death, Kakae’s son succeeded him as ''Aliʻi'' rather than Kakaʻalaneo's own children.

References

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, ''An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations'', Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969. Page 83, 87 * ''The Stories & Genealogies of Maui''
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